An Introduction to Geospatial Thinking and Open Source GIS
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An Introduction to Geospatial Thinking and Open Source GIS is a beginners guide to understanding geospatial concepts and tools. As we move into an age of AI generated research, this foundational learning is essential for understanding the nuts and bolts of conducting analyses as well as evaluating the analyses of others. Part one is focused largely on concepts and part two is focused on practice using open source tools. This is an Open Educational Resource (OER). Part one was adapted mainly from Essentials of Geographic Information Systems, Campbell, 2011, and Spatial Thinking in Planning Practice: An Introduction to GIS, Fang, 2014. Part two is newly developed content focused on providing readers, scaffolded introductory exercises.
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Document Type
Book
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7936/cp8q-ge43
ISBN
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-941823-35-4 PDF ISBN: 978-1-941823-25-5
Language
English (en)
Publication Date
10-14-2025
Publisher
WashU Libraries
City
St. Louis (Mo.)
Disciplines
Geographic Information Sciences | Remote Sensing
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Moore, J. (2025). Introduction to Geospatial Thinking and Open Source GIS. Washington University in St. Louis. https://doi.org/10.7936/cp8q-ge43
Comments
Published by Scholarly Communications and Digital Publishing, WashU Libraries, Washington University in St. Louis, with funding from the DI2 Accelerator Award for Open Education Resources.